The true but unbelievable story of an adventure gone wrong. In 1913 the Canadian Arctic Expedition began in search of new land and new discoveries of science in the Arctic. Sadly only six weeks later the wooden ship became icebound and the leader of the expedition sat out with 5 men to try to hunt for food never to be seen again. Left to make life and death decisions was Captain Bob Bartlett who was a selfless and courageous leader. One of the best sea adventure books around,